Conte criticizes the Meloni government and opens the center-left primaries at the Festa dell'Unità in Genoa

The theme of the primaries pervades Giuseppe Conte's speech at the Festa dell'Unità in Genoa.

But it cannot be taken for granted that Conte spoke about the primaries with Silvia Salis who accompanied the president of the Five Star Movement to the tent where this evening the president of the M5s spoke with the former dem minister Andrea Orlando.

First of all, however, Conte has harsh words for the Meloni government, which is characterized, he says, "by taxes and propaganda.

The Meloni government is preparing to self-celebrate four years of government and zero reforms. It is certainly the longest-serving government in republican history. This also corresponds to the greatest responsibility in republican history of having done nothing for the citizens. Italians find themselves with high inflation, high bills, skyrocketing fuel prices and paychecks that are too light. He has to go home." And a short-circuited majority due to the electoral law - Conte underlines -, Vannacci's presence is pushing the government majority to introduce amendments to contain the Vannacci phenomenon which arises from the failure of the Meloni government and the disappointments of the citizens".

Then the topic of the primaries becomes essential. Even before the debate, Conte had said that "the project comes before personal ambition. I am focused with all my might, even with the M5s, on building a serious project. I water this 'broad field' every day with great care and attention and, I must tell the truth, not making my personal ambition a factor in the solidity of this project". But the Democratic Party "cannot ask all its allies to have to accept that its secretary represents everyone. The primaries are not in the tradition of the M5S, we have never done them. I am in your tradition. Let's do them for popular participation."

And in any case "we hold primaries without any divisibility, without any competition aimed at disqualifying. In the perspective of the primaries, I don't have any opponents, I have travel companions with whom we will work anyway. All together, with a team."